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2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 LT

Five door version of the Chevrolet Aveo.

The Daewoo Kalos is a subcompact automobile manufactured by GM Daewoo (the South Korean subsidiary of General Motors) introduced in 2002 and marketed globally in 120 countries — prominently as the Chevrolet Aveo (ah-VAY-o).

Marketed worldwide under five GM brands and eleven different nameplates, the Kalos vehicles have evolved through two re-stylings in the car's first generation and have featured three body styles and five engine configurations — all built on a dedicated platform shared with no other vehicles. The two styling iterations are called T200 and T250 — deriving from the internal coding used by first Daewoo and then GM Daewoo during the car's development.

The nameplate ''Kalos'' derives from the Greek word for ''beautiful''.

The T200 models were introduced to the US and Canada 2004 models at the 2003 (February) Chicago Auto Show as the Chevrolet Aveo. The US 5-door and 4-door models went on sale in November 2003, and as reported by the Boston Globe in November 2006, ''the Aveo (was) the largest-selling subcompact in the United States''.

The T250 sedan debuted in January 2006 as the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. Sales commenced in North America in August 2006. The Aveo 5-door hatchback has been marketed as the ''Aveo5'' in Canada since its inception and in the US beginning with model year 2007. The models are sold as Pontiac Wave (4-door and 5-door, since the 2005 model year) and Suzuki Swift+ (5-door) in Canada. The T200 Wave sedan was replaced for the 2007 model year with the T250, coinciding with the release of the 2007 T250 Aveo. For the 2009 model year, Pontiac Wave was renamed to Pontiac G3 Wave in Canada. In the United States, Pontiac will sell the 5-door hatchback as the Pontiac G3 starting in the spring of 2009.

VEHICLE SUMMARY

Engines & Emissions

• 1.6-Liter Ecotec, I4, 16-Valve, DOHC, MPFI Engine; Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 106@6400, Torque Of 105@3800 Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads

Safety

• OnStar(R) Telematics System With 12 Months Safe and Sound Plan. Includes Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist and Roadside Assistance
• L A T C H
• Driver Airbag With Dual-Stage Deployment
• Front Side Airbags With Head Protection
• Automatic Locking Retractors
• Passenger Airbag With Dual-Stage Deployment
• Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor
• Front and Rear Crumple Zones
• Crash Sensor Sends GPS Signal
• Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters
• Front Pretensioners With Load Limiters
• Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts
• Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt
• Side Guard Door Beams

Transmission

• 5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive